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Red Flag Warning 15, NWS Bismarck, ND

April 6, 201212 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this red flag warning at Apr 6, 2012, 4:34 AM CDT for 12 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Apr 6, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 6, 2012, 4:34 AM CDT (09:34 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 6, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 6, 2012, 7:18 PM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND

Counties Burleigh County, ND, Dickey County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Foster County, ND, Kidder County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Logan County, ND, McIntosh County, ND, Pierce County, ND, Rolette County, ND, Stutsman County, ND, Wells County, ND

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 97 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2012-04-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2012-04-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 62 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2588 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
213 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

917 
WWUS83 KBIS 060934
RFWBIS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
434 AM CDT FRI APR 6 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL 
NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING...

.STRONG SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH ARE FORECAST
TO DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES ARE FORECAST AROUND 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. THE
COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO
UPPER 60S...DRY VEGETATION...EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDICES
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...ALL SUPPORT EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH
POTENTIAL. THUS A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED.

NDZ005-013-023-025-035>037-046>048-050-051-061745-
/O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0015.120406T1800Z-120407T0100Z/
ROLETTE-PIERCE-WELLS-FOSTER-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
434 AM CDT FRI APR 6 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S...DRY
FUELS...AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT
THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 ROLETTE...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 013 PIERCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 WELLS...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 025 FOSTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 STUTSMAN...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 LOGAN...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 048 LA MOURE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 050 
  MCINTOSH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 051 DICKEY.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 29 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID AND UPPER 60S.

* IMPACTS...EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH DUE TO STRONG WINDS...WARM
  TEMPERATURES...DRY FUELS...AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

KS
3 follow-up statements
881 
WWUS83 KBIS 061512
RFWBIS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1012 AM CDT FRI APR 6 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING...

.EXPECT STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH ACROSS CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE FORECAST
AROUND 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG
WINDS...HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S...DRY
VEGETATION...EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDICES AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...ALL SUPPORT EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
THUS A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED.

NDZ005-013-023-025-035>037-046>048-050-051-062315-
/O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0015.120406T1800Z-120407T0100Z/
ROLETTE-PIERCE-WELLS-FOSTER-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
1012 AM CDT FRI APR 6 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT FOR
STRONG WINDS...TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S...DRY FUELS...AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 ROLETTE...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 013 PIERCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 WELLS...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 025 FOSTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 STUTSMAN...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 LOGAN...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 048 LA MOURE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 050 
  MCINTOSH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 051 DICKEY.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 
  MPH.

* TIMING...FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 29 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID AND UPPER 60S.

* IMPACTS...EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH DUE TO STRONG WINDS...WARM 
  TEMPERATURES...DRY FUELS...AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

KS/RK
058 
WWUS83 KBIS 062101
RFWBIS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
401 PM CDT FRI APR 6 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA CONTINUES THROUGH THIS EVENING...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SATURDAY FOR FAR SOUTH
CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...

.A RED FLAG WARNING IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF 
NORTH DAKOTA UNTIL 8PM CDT FRIDAY FOR WIND GUSTS NEAR 50 
MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AS LOW AS 29 PERCENT...AND 
TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE NEAR
8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FAR SOUTH CENTRAL AND
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY FOR WESTERLY WINDS
GUSTING TO AROUND 45 MPH...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR
25 PERCENT...AND HIGHS IN THE 50S. THIS AREA IS NOT EXPECTED TO
RECEIVE A GREAT AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION TONIGHT AND TOMORROW...AND
SHOULD STILL HAVE A GOOD AMOUNT OF DRY VEGETATION AVAILABLE.

NDZ036-037-046>048-050-051-070515-
/O.NEW.KBIS.FW.A.0013.120407T1800Z-120408T0100Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120407T0100Z/
KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
401 PM CDT FRI APR 6 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR STRONG WINDS...TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S...DRY FUELS...AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR WESTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 45
MPH...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 25 PERCENT...AND HIGHS
IN THE 50S FOR FAR SOUTH CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN
NORTH DAKOTA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR WESTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 45
MPH...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 25 PERCENT...AND HIGHS
IN THE 50S...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 037 STUTSMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 047 LOGAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 048 LA MOURE...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 050 MCINTOSH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 051 DICKEY.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS TODAY WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH...AND WESTERLY
  WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 45 MPH SATURDAY.

* TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING AND FIRE
  WEATHER WATCH SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 60S FRIDAY AND THE LOWER 50S SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH DUE TO STRONG WINDS...WARM 
  TEMPERATURES...DRY FUELS...AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

&&

$$

NDZ005-013-023-025-035-070100-
/O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120407T0100Z/
ROLETTE-PIERCE-WELLS-FOSTER-BURLEIGH-
401 PM CDT FRI APR 6 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR STRONG WINDS...TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S...DRY FUELS...AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 ROLETTE...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 013 PIERCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 WELLS...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 025 FOSTER AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 32 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 60S.

* IMPACTS...EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH DUE TO STRONG WINDS...WARM 
  TEMPERATURES...DRY FUELS...AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

NDZ045-070515-
/O.NEW.KBIS.FW.A.0013.120407T1800Z-120408T0100Z/
SIOUX-
401 PM CDT FRI APR 6 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR WESTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 45
MPH...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 25 PERCENT...AND HIGHS
IN THE 50S FOR FAR SOUTH CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN
NORTH DAKOTA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR WESTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 45
MPH...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 25 PERCENT...AND HIGHS
IN THE 50S...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 50S.

* IMPACTS...EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH DUE TO STRONG WINDS...WARM 
  TEMPERATURES...DRY FUELS...AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

&&

$$

JJT/JV
076 
WWUS83 KBIS 070018
RFWBIS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
718 PM CDT FRI APR 6 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR PORTIONS OF EAST
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FAR SOUTH CENTRAL AND
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY...

.WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED THIS EVENING WITH RH VALUES AT OR ABOVE 30
PERCENT. AS A RESULT...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED SINCE
THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT HAS SUBSIDED.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FAR SOUTH CENTRAL AND
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY FOR WESTERLY WINDS
GUSTING TO AROUND 45 MPH...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR
25 PERCENT...AND HIGHS IN THE 50S. THIS AREA IS NOT EXPECTED TO
RECEIVE A GREAT AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION TONIGHT AND TOMORROW...
AND SHOULD STILL HAVE A GOOD AMOUNT OF DRY VEGETATION AVAILABLE.

NDZ036-037-046>048-050-051-070830-
/O.CAN.KBIS.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120407T0100Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0013.120407T1800Z-120408T0100Z/
KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
718 PM CDT FRI APR 6 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WESTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 45
MPH...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 25 PERCENT...AND HIGHS
IN THE 50S FOR FAR SOUTH CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN
NORTH DAKOTA... 
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED THIS EVENING FOR STRONG
WINDS...TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S...DRY FUELS...AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 037 STUTSMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 047 LOGAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 048 LA MOURE...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 050 MCINTOSH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 051 DICKEY.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH SATURDAY.

* TIMING...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
  EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 28 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 40S.

* IMPACTS...EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH DUE TO STRONG WINDS...WARM 
  TEMPERATURES...DRY FUELS...AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

&&

$$

NDZ005-013-023-025-035-070130-
/O.CAN.KBIS.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120407T0100Z/
ROLETTE-PIERCE-WELLS-FOSTER-BURLEIGH-
718 PM CDT FRI APR 6 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED THIS EVENING FOR STRONG
WINDS...TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S...DRY FUELS...AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING.

WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED THIS EVENING WITH RH VALUES AT OR ABOVE 30
PERCENT. AS A RESULT...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED SINCE
THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT HAS SUBSIDED.

$$

NDZ045-070830-
/O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0013.120407T1800Z-120408T0100Z/
SIOUX-
718 PM CDT FRI APR 6 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WESTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 45
MPH...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 25 PERCENT...AND HIGHS
IN THE 50S FOR FAR SOUTH CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN
NORTH DAKOTA... 

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH SATURDAY.

* TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 26 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 40S.

* IMPACTS...EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH DUE TO STRONG WINDS...WARM 
  TEMPERATURES...DRY FUELS...AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

&&

$$

TM

The office that day

Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 6, 12:11 AM CDTWind AdvisoryBISBottineau, Burleigh, Dickey, Emmons, Foster, Grant and 13 more19 hr
Apr 6, 4:01 PM CDTFire Weather WatchBISDickey, Emmons, Kidder, LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh and 2 more11 hr
Apr 6, 4:14 PM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryBISBurke, Divide, Williams18 hr

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in North Dakota, 2012Every red flag warning in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.